So, What Have You Done Today?

[Wooders28]

Plugged the skyrc gps meter into the laptop for the first time, and found it stores data logs!?!?  😳

 

 

[Fabia130vRS]

And the end of the day, finished glueing the dirt tires and installed rear sway bar in the ta05, also glued the tires of the F103 since there are small gaps after a few runs, wainting still for suspension parts for the ta05 ifs.

[Re-Bugged]

That is an impeccably put together Buggy @Fuijo, very smart. I bought one of these front bumbers for my SRB chassis, if you were looking for something a little more upright if it helps,

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Aluminum-Front-Bumper-Guard-A-Tamiya-1-10-Sand-Scorcher-Super-Champ-Buggy-SRB/322891084335?hash=item4b2dcef22f:g:7YIAAOSwIgNXjC2n

Really happy with it.

 

[magnumb]

Placed some MCI Black Foot decals ontop of one of my favorite RCs of all time the MST-1. What a badword of a truck...soo smooth. Never had a RTR run so well out of the box. Even the tires were balanced well. MST really puts out solid products and very underrated. 

 

[Jason1145]

5 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

Plugged the skyrc gps meter into the laptop for the first time, and found it stores data logs!?!?  😳

 

 

Cool, looks like you can choose a run and it says how many miles/km it’s travelled and peak speed? (can you switch between KPH and MPH?)

[Wooders28]

12 minutes ago, Jason1145 said:

can you switch between KPH and MPH?

There must be something in there to alter it, but by the time I'd faffed with finding the software to download, then another to unzip it, the kids were hungry and grumpy. I'll have another look tonight.

[Fabia130vRS]

What is the software called?

20 minutes ago, Wooders28 said:

There must be something in there to alter it, but by the time I'd faffed with finding the software to download, then another to unzip it, the kids were hungry and grumpy. I'll have another look tonight.

 

[Biz73]

44 minutes ago, Wooders28 said:

There must be something in there to alter it, but by the time I'd faffed with finding the software to download, then another to unzip it, the kids were hungry and grumpy. I'll have another look tonight.

I'm working on this same thing. It is a pain in the a**, and I'm still unsuccessful.

[Jason1145]

4 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

There must be something in there to alter it, but by the time I'd faffed with finding the software to download, then another to unzip it, the kids were hungry and grumpy. I'll have another look tonight.

Yep sounds about as far as I once got many moons ago and have since refused to revisit it... I’m now pretty used to KPH thanks to SKYRC, but am still a MPH kind of guy at heart.

 

3 hours ago, Biz73 said:

I'm working on this same thing. It is a pain in the a**, and I'm still unsuccessful.

I’m sure someone will point out how easy it is.... just takes an hour or two from start to finish!

[Wooders28]

7 hours ago, Fabia130vRS said:

What is the software called?

Gpslogger1.31 

https://www.skyrc.com/Accessory/GPS_Speed_Meter

 

6 hours ago, Biz73 said:

I'm working on this same thing. It is a pain in the a**, and I'm still unsuccessful.

Then when you cook them something, they don't want it, but that chip on the floor for lunch time,  they'll eat that!?!?! 🙈

3 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

I’m now pretty used to KPH thanks to SKYRC

I use kph anyway, as you get a more accurate (ie higher) result! 👍

[topforcein]

Finally got the spotlights fitted on the bruiser. i need the use of a vice so i can bend the brackets better

[Fabia130vRS]

Installed these parts.

now my TA05 IFS should finally go straight. 

New rear uprights, front ball connectors and spacers for the C hubs. With bushings for the dogvones. Noticed lots of slop in steering, will upgrade soon as possible to alu and see whats going on.

 

still waiting for new bearings for rear axles and ifs arms.

[tamiya_1971]

Finished building the Traxxas TRX-4 kit. Great instructions, great kit. 

[Fabia130vRS]

Since new ball bearings did not arrive today. I installed the old ones, they are not that bad. Maybe I will give it a try later today. 

 

I like this body, a real Tamiya one, lately got bored of by non Tamiya bodies I had in my arms lately. Like the TRG for my F103, Colt for the M03 Fabia, Protoform Dodge for T1FK05. It feels just different by touch. I am also a fan of keiichi tsuchiya, he drove the Arta NSX tamiya has build also.

[Pablo68]

Finally got around to checking all of the cars that have receivers that are bound to my DX4R.
Been bugging me for a while, not knowing which pre-set bind is which.

[TurnipJF]

2 hours ago, Fabia130vRS said:

I am also a fan of keiichi tsuchiya, he drove the Arta NSX tamiya has build also.

That is a lovely shell and paint scheme! With I could find one to go along with my Arta Garaiya...

[nellyle]

This evening I discovered that Schumacher shocks will work on my Manta Ray - Top Force - FibreLyte - Schumacher mongrel!

[ThunderDragonCy]

Fitted the 15 deg caster c hubs I designed for Ultra G. Needed to re-site the front camber link mount a to sort the bump steer but otherwise went pretty well

Before on the right, after on the left

Full geek out on the build thread.

[MICHAELs TopForce17]

Today I changed the front knuckles to aluminum on my top force. Also added rear universals and evo turnbuckles. Wanted to get into my diff but my out drives are stuck when I used blue loctite. Any ideas how to loosen it without damage?

[bjorklo]

Got the new wheels that I intend to use on my highlift. I couldn't wait to see how the wheels would look on the car and see what more need's to be done to make the tires fit the body. 

I'm not gonna do anything with this body, since I will be using the Toyota one in the rebuild of this car. 

I also found out that I need some other hex mounts that brings the wheels just a little bit more away from the steeringknuckels, so I have bought some 6mm ones and 10mm ones so will se how that works.  

[Fabia130vRS]

3 hours ago, MICHAELs TopForce17 said:

Today I changed the front knuckles to alu on my top force. Also added rear universals and evo turnbuckles. Wanted to get into my diff but my out drives are stuck when I used blue loctite. Any ideas how to loosen it without damage?

Good luck on this one. 

[Fabia130vRS]

3 hours ago, MICHAELs TopForce17 said:

Today I changed the front knuckles to alu on my top force. Also added rear universals and evo turnbuckles. Wanted to get into my diff but my out drives are stuck when I used blue loctite. Any ideas how to loosen it without damage?

Good luck on this one. 

[Country Mike]

I came to my senses and binned the chinesium rubbish and back with an ORV !! I've missed tamiya so so much. Can grandpa stinky personally hit me next time I go  into Chinese rubbish. 

[Jonathon Gillham]

Swapped my TRF102 back to the F104 type front end so I can fit the F104 wheels. Its still sitting a bit higher than I would like, I can lower the front but the rear is the problem, its at its lowest using the supplied spacers. I'm planning to try to make some spacers for the front so i can use the wide F103 front. Next race meet is over a week away so in theory I have time...

Really should have prepped the buggies for this Sunday as they haven't been out of their boxes for months. The weather forecast is looking really good this weekend, fingers crossed.

[Re-Bugged]

1 hour ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

The weather forecast is looking really good this weekend, fingers crossed.

Surly by the law of averages you will have a dry day by now .

Or perhaps it may be worth your with building an RC Hovercraft alongside the boat then you have all weather scenario's covered?